London East Employment Tribunal cases

Browse recent Employment Tribunal decisions heard at London East.

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£286,942.47 combined

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2 Oct 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Breach of Contract

Employer: Dr I Basnett

Both claims were dismissed on the merits; the Tribunal found no breach of contract and no failure to make reasonable adjustments.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Breach of contract
  • failure to make reasonable adjustments
  • disability discrimination
  • knowledge of disadvantage
  • substantial disadvantage
  • reasonable steps

Reference: 6004706/2024

25 Sept 2026
Claim struck out

Constructive Dismissal, Discrimination, Whistleblowing and Harassment

Employer: Doctors of the World UK

The claimant's claims were struck out in their entirety because his threatening and abusive conduct made a fair trial impossible and no lesser alternative was proportionate.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Strike-out under rule 38(1)(b) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for unreasonable conduct
  • application of Blockbuster Entertainment Ltd v James and Bailey v Aviva Employment Services Ltd
  • consideration of whether a fair trial remains possible and proportionality
  • impact of claimant's mental health on conduct and case management

Reference: 6023584/2024

23 Sept 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: RiverSafe Ltd

The Tribunal found that the claimant was not owed commission for revenue not recognised at the date of termination, and dismissed both claims.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Interpretation of contractual clauses regarding commission payment upon termination
  • particularly clause 17.3 excluding commission from payment in lieu of notice
  • the timing of revenue recognition

Reference: 6017364/2025

7 Sept 2026
Claimant won£73,198.90 awarded

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: P&A Hydraulics Ltd

The tribunal found that the respondent failed to pay wages, notice pay, and redundancy payments as required by law, and awarded the full amounts claimed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unlawful deduction from wages
  • failure to provide statutory redundancy payment
  • breach of contract for failure to provide notice pay

Reference: 3201009/2025

3 Sept 2026
Claimant won£1,142.24 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: HR & OD Business Solutions Ltd 'in voluntary liquidation'

The respondent failed to respond or attend, and the claimant's unchallenged evidence proved non-payment of wages and expenses.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Unlawful deduction from wages under Part II Employment Rights Act 1996
  • default judgment due to no response

Reference: 3200931/2025

2 Sept 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Discrimination

Employer: Mrs M Wendorff-Kowalczuk and Dell Medical Centre

The claimant failed to prove she was a disabled person at the material time, so the tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear the discrimination claim.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Definition of disability under s6 Equality Act 2010
  • burden of proof on claimant to show substantial and long-term adverse effect on normal day-to-day activities at the material time
  • alternative strike-out under Rule 38 for no reasonable prospects

Reference: 3201092/2024

20 Aug 2026
Claimant won£5,668.14 awarded

Constructive Dismissal and Unpaid Wages

Employer: AEEIW Ltd

The claimant succeeded on all claims: unlawful deduction of wages, constructive dismissal, and holiday pay, with a total award of £5,668.14.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Unlawful deduction of wages (s13 ERA 1996)
  • constructive dismissal (s95(1)(c) ERA 1996)
  • holiday pay (Regulation 14 WTR 1998 and contract)
  • statutory notice pay (s86 ERA 1996)

Reference: 6011313/2026

20 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome£678.76 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Country Fayre Catering Ltd

The claimant won her breach of contract and wrongful dismissal claims, receiving a total award of £678.76, but her unfair dismissal claim was struck out.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Breach of contract for failure to pay guaranteed weekly hours
  • wrongful dismissal under s86 Employment Rights Act 1996 for lack of notice
  • strike-out of unfair dismissal claim
  • Rule 22 default judgment procedure

Reference: 6041712/2025

19 Aug 2026
Claimant won£4,760 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: London Healthcare Locum

The claimant succeeded in her claim for unauthorised deductions from wages; the respondent failed to attend the final hearing and the Tribunal awarded wages arrears and compensation.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • default judgment in absence of respondent

Reference: 6027224/2025

18 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination, Whistleblowing and Other

Employer: Arriva Kent Thameside Ltd

All claims were dismissed because the claimant failed to establish protected disclosures, discrimination, or any unlawful treatment; some claims were also barred by a prior settlement agreement.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Protected disclosure definition
  • public interest requirement
  • causation under s.47B ERA
  • discrimination burden of proof (Igen v Wong)
  • effect of COT3 settlement and Henderson v Henderson principle
  • time limits and just and equitable extension

Reference: 6014056/2024

13 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Other

Employer: Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd

The claimant failed to comply with tribunal orders and did not attend the hearing, leading to strikeout of the entire claim.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Strikeout under Rule 37 for non-compliance with tribunal orders and failure to prosecute the claim

Reference: 6017080/2025

11 Aug 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Whistleblowing

Employer: BGC Partners LP and others

The entirety of the claimant's claims were struck out as having been presented outside the relevant statutory time limits and having no reasonable prospect of success.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Time limits
  • conduct extending over a period
  • just and equitable extension
  • reasonably practicable test
  • strike-out for no reasonable prospect of success
  • abuse of process

Reference: 3200408/2025

10 Aug 2026
Claim dismissed

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Goji Administration Services Ltd and Euroclear SA/NV

The commission structure lacked sufficient certainty to render any sum quantifiable as properly payable, and the post-termination restriction precluded entitlement in any event.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Interpretation of commission scheme
  • whether sums were quantifiable and properly payable
  • effect of post-termination restrictions
  • application of TUPE (share sale not a relevant transfer)

Reference: 3201735/2023

10 Aug 2026
Claimant won£19,560.49 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Sansum Solutions Group Ltd

The complaints of unfair dismissal and breach of contract (dismissal without notice) succeeded; the holiday pay claim was withdrawn after payment.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unfair dismissal (substantive unfairness)
  • wrongful dismissal (breach of contract for failure to give notice)
  • holiday pay (withdrawn after payment)

Reference: 6025878/2025

10 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome£21,000 awarded

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Abbey Marketing Communications Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation)

The claimant succeeded on redundancy payment but the other claims were dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Redundancy payment calculation
  • statutory time limits for holiday pay and notice pay claims

Reference: 6022963/2025

5 Aug 2026
Mixed outcome£4,130.64 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Constructive Dismissal, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: Leidos Industrial Engineers Ltd

The claimant won his constructive unfair dismissal claim because the respondent's flawed disciplinary process, trumped-up charges, and unfair final written warning cumulatively breached the implied term of trust and confidence, but lost his whistleblowing claims because the protected disclosure did not materially influence the respondent's actions.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Constructive dismissal: breach of implied term of trust and confidence
  • whether a series of acts cumulatively amounted to a repudiatory breach. Whistleblowing: whether the protected disclosure was the principal reason for the detrimental acts or the constructive dismissal

Reference: 3205717/2022

5 Aug 2026
Claimant won£240 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Early Step Ltd

The claimant's claim for payment in lieu of notice succeeded by consent, with an award of £240.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Payment in lieu of notice
  • consent judgment

Reference: 6035574/2025

2 Aug 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: DPD Group UK Ltd

The Tribunal found that the claimant was a self-employed franchisee, not an employee or worker, and therefore had no jurisdiction to hear the claims; the entire case was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Determination of employment status under s.230(1) ERA 1996 (employee) and s.230(3)(b) (worker)
  • definition of employee under s.83(2)(a) EA 2010
  • requirement for personal service
  • effect of substitution clauses
  • conditional offer of employment and whether a binding contract was formed
  • application of Autoclenz and Pimlico Plumbers principles

Reference: 3201090/2024

30 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Whistleblowing

Employer: Pizza Express

All claims were struck out because the unfair dismissal and whistleblowing claims had no reasonable prospect of success, and the reasonable adjustments claim was not actively pursued.

Legal Issues (3)
  • The key legal issues were whether the ordinary unfair dismissal claim had reasonable prospects of success given the admitted gross misconduct and the reasonableness of the employer's decision
  • whether the automatic unfair dismissal claim under section 103A ERA could succeed given the alleged protected disclosure (GDPR complaint) was not in the public interest and not the reason for dismissal
  • whether the failure to make reasonable adjustments claim under the Equality Act 2010 should be struck out for lack of active pursuit

Reference: 6031405/2025

29 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: Property Partners Management Ltd

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the hearing without a satisfactory explanation, and his non-attendance was found to be deliberate and contumelious.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Dismissal under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for failure to attend a hearing
  • consideration of Roberts v Skelmersdale College principles
  • overriding objective and prejudice to the respondent

Reference: 6031650/2025

29 Jul 2026
Claimant won

Redundancy Pay and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Secretary of State for Business and Trade and Paxman Joineries Ltd (In Liquidation)

The Tribunal found that the claimants were not TUPE transferred, remained employed until redundancy dismissal, and are entitled to seek redundancy payment and notice pay from the first respondent.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the claimants were TUPE transferred under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
  • whether they were dismissed on grounds of redundancy
  • their entitlement to redundancy payment and notice pay from the Secretary of State

Reference: 3200157/2025

28 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Whistleblowing

Employer: My Lahore Birmingham Ltd and AF Restaurants Ltd

All claims were struck out because they had no reasonable prospect of success or the claimants failed to comply with orders to properly particularise their claims.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Strike out for no reasonable prospects (Rule 37)
  • failure to comply with case management orders
  • whistleblowing (protected disclosures)
  • redundancy as reason for dismissal
  • time limits
  • deposit orders
  • costs and wasted costs

Reference: 3205774/2022

27 Jul 2026
Claimant won£12,679.06 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Pinnacle Finance and Property Group Ltd

The claim for unauthorised deductions was well-founded and the respondent was ordered to pay the deducted sums.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Time limit for presenting a claim
  • whether it was reasonably practicable to present in time
  • unauthorised deductions from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996

Reference: 6030428/2025

27 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: London Borough of Newham

The claim was struck out because there was no reasonable prospect of success; the dismissal was within the range of reasonable responses given the repeated security breaches and a live final written warning.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Application of strike-out test under Rule 38(1)(a) – no reasonable prospect of success. The tribunal considered the Burchell test (genuine belief, reasonable grounds, reasonable investigation) and the range of reasonable responses. The claimant's case was not reasonably arguable given the seriousness of the misconduct and the existing final written warning

Reference: 6003348/2024

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